A potted plant kept in a room tends to bend towards the direction of light. This movement is called

Geotropism

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Phototropism

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Hydrotropism

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Photoperiodism

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Solution

The correct option is B
Phototropism

Phototropism has it's origin from two words: photo + tropism. Where, "photo" refers to "light" and "tropism" refers to "the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus". So, Phototropism is the movement of a plant or a part of plant in the direction of light.

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